Monmouth - Race 7
#9 Biedermeier (6/1 ml)
Been waiting on this guy to turn up for a couple of weeks now. 3yo firster for Pletcher was involved in a 3-horse team drill from the gate back on 7/19 with 2yo barnmate Bullheaded Boy and a Graham Motion trainee named Strong Coffee. Both of those horses came out of that drill to win their respective debuts. In addition, Pletcher snuck a similar-type horse over to Monmouth last weekend (Chase Lane) to win @ 5/1 odds (that one had worked from the gate with the above-mentioned Blame Jim several weeks back). This is also the longer half of an uncoupled entry (Pletcher also trains #8 Cosmo Blue, 3/1 ml), and Pletcher definitely has a history of winning with the longer half in such instances. Speaking of which, Biedermeier and Cosmo Blue just worked h/u together @ Monmouth in preparation for this race, so there's really no reason at all why Biedermeier should be listed at twice the price of his entrymate. Good value here.